Report on the physical development and health of a sample of school children in the island of Leguan, British Guiana, 1941

ABSTRACT

A sample of 352 children belonging to the East Indian and Black races has been examined and the findings compared with (1) The reported Findings of a survey carried out by Dr. F. G. Rose; (2) Data obtained from Medical Inspection of Queen's College boys in 1938; (3) Weights for English boys and girls at various ages in the general population as found by the Anthropometric Commitee Investigation and quoted from Dr. Rose's report; (4) Average heights for English boys and girls of various ages as recorded by Tuxford and Glegg and quoted from Dr. Rose's report; (5) Results of a survey of school boys in Calcutta and Punjab by Wilson, Ahmad and Mitra in 1936; (6) Results from examination of school children in South India by Aykroyd and Krishman in 1936. ( 5 and 6 from Indian Journal Medical Research 24, 3 ). The survey carried out in Leguan involved a comparatively small sample and the findings must be taken as a general impression (Summary)